CHALLENGE UPDATE: Day 2

Stare into the face of evil.

The Oreos are taunting me. Every single freakin' time I walk into the kitchen, I hear their Siren song. Every time I open the pantry door, the evil bag is staring at me. "Just one," It says, "It'll make you fell goooood."

I usually scream 'NOOOOOOOOOOO!" at this point and hide under my papasan chair. It wasn't until just now that I figured out that papasan did not contain an "i," but no time for distractions right now. I am in a battle of wills.

Oreos are really the second major obstacle to my Non High Fructose Corn Syrup diet. I had already been denied with my ketchup. I would have been okay with just that revelation had Wife not felt it was her appointed duty to start checking everything I could immediately eat from that point on. It turns out she quite enjoys the fact that Man's greatest food invention is also on the forbidden list. I am not so amused. I can't tell if I want an Oreo because I want an Oreo, or if I want an Oreo because I can't have it. Grr.

I did have to do my first research Wednesday night. It was eleven at night and I hadn't eaten dinner yet. I was looking at a long drive home from the relatively small town where I work, which meant my options were limited to Taco Bell or nothing at all. I was just about the pull in when I realized I had no idea what was in these burritos (which, sadly, had never stopped me before). I had to turn around and drive back to work, fire up a computer, surf to the Taco Bell website, and find out exactly what I would be eating. Most of what I saw I couldn't pronounce, but as long as I stayed away from the empenada and most of the sauces, I would be fine. I went Fresco that night.

Conclusion: If you want a regular meal, you are probably going to be fine. If you want something fun and sweet, however, you are probably going to be disappointed.

...And my evil Oreo voice sounds like Christopher Walken from The Prophecy.